Clear fan sleep timer
Use this action to clear the sleep timer on a Modern Forms fan. Clearing the timer does not turn the fan off. It only cancels the pending timer.
Using this action from the user interface
If you prefer building automations and scripts visually, Home Assistant walks you through this action step by step. You pick what to target, tweak a few options, and save. No YAML knowledge required.
To clear a fan sleep timer from an automation or a script:
- Go to Settings > Automations & scenes.
- Open an existing automation or script, or select Create automation > Create new automation.
- If you’re setting up a new automation, add a trigger in the When section. Scripts don’t need a trigger. They run when something else calls them.
- In the Then do section, select Add action.
- Select what you want to control. Under By target (see Targets), select your Modern Forms fan.
- From the actions shown for that target, select Modern Forms: Clear fan sleep timer.
- Select Save.
Options in the UI
This action has no additional options in the UI.
Using this action in YAML
If you work directly in YAML, or you want to know exactly what Home Assistant does under the hood, this section has the technical reference. It lists the field names you use in YAML, their types, and which ones are required.
In YAML, refer to this action as modern_forms.clear_fan_sleep_timer. A basic example looks like this:
action: modern_forms.clear_fan_sleep_timer
target:
entity_id: fan.bedroom
Targets of the action
This action requires a target. The target is the object of the action. You can point the action at a single entityAn entity represents a sensor, actor, or function in Home Assistant. Entities are used to monitor physical properties or to control other entities. An entity is usually part of a device or a service. [Learn more], a device, an area, a floor, or a label, and Home Assistant will run the action on every matching fan entity behind that target.
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Entity: one specific fan entity, such as
fan.living_room. - Device: every fan entity that belongs to a device.
- Area: every fan entity in a room or area.
- Floor: every fan entity on a floor.
- Label: every fan entity that shares a label.
You can also select different target types in one action. For example, you can add a specific entity and an area as targets in the same action to run the action on both of them at once.
Try it yourself
Ready to test this? Open Developer tools > Actions, search for this action, fill in the fields, and select Perform action. You see what happens on your actual entitiesAn entity represents a sensor, actor, or function in Home Assistant. Entities are used to monitor physical properties or to control other entities. An entity is usually part of a device or a service. [Learn more] without writing a line of YAML.
Still stuck?
The Home Assistant community is quick to help: join Discord for real-time chat, post on the community forum with the action you’re calling and what you expected to happen, or share on our subreddit /r/homeassistant.
AI assistants like ChatGPT or Claude can also explain actions or suggest the right one when you describe what you want in plain language.
Related actions
These actions work well alongside this one:
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Set fan sleep timer: Sets a sleep timer on a Modern Forms fan.
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Clear light sleep timer: Clears the sleep timer on a Modern Forms fan light.